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Phal problem. Help!
Yes, I've been following it in both places. I'm going to send Steve's web
page URL to Janice Uchida at the Univ of Hawaii and see what she may say about 'microfungi'. I was thinking about Pat's comments about Benlate and suddenly realized that most of what I know about the prophylactic use of fungicides comes from very wet environments - like the tropics of Florida and Hawaii. Which isn't like a back bedroom/basement in the Adironacks of New York State. (Steve's conditions). So, I'm using this as an opportunity to learn more. She probably won't answer me. But hey, she may be in a good mood after the long weekend. *G* K Barrett (Janice Uchida , PhD is in the plant pathology dept at U Hawaii, and does a lot of work on Dendrobium blights which decimate the Hawaiin cut flower industry. I saw her give a talk at the American Horticulture Association a few years back.) "Jerry Hoffmeister" wrote in message news:YTJ4b.246406$Oz4.65805@rwcrnsc54... you did catch the similar discussion in ABPO, right? "K Barrett" wrote in message .net... I hope Pat replies to the group, as I have found this discussion *very* enlightening. Thanks to Steve for bringing it up. K Barrett "Jerry Hoffmeister" wrote in message ... Well I'm curious what the "cocktail" you used was. If you don't want to reply to the NG, just reply directly to me... "Pat Brennan" wrote in message ... Ray, I am in agreement with Aaron, I think Steve has a microfungus. I was guessing that before I even saw the pictures. I have had microfungus on phals, I have cured it. But the only way I have successfully cured microfungus is using a cocktail of chemicals. Two months ago when I mentioned a cocktail Aaron replied with a post about not mixing chemicals under the risk of toxic precipitate and wrecked buffers. Not wanting to hear this crap again, I took my discussion with Steve out of the group. I just find it maddening that today Aaron is giving pointers to sites promoting chemical cocktails. Pretending that you know more then the chemical manufactures or the directions supplied with the chemicals does a disservice to this group. Is the label that comes with the chemical the "precise knowledge" we must know or is there more? If we follow the label are we still going to create toxic precipitate? If I am Steve, who or what do I believe? Chemical labels includes a section on compatibility and yes you better read them and follow the directions. Randomly mixing any chemicals is a dumb idea. But, when you take copper out of the mix, it seems that most of the chemicals I commonly use are compatible. I am not making that up, it is what the labels say, it is what experience has shown. Some of the more common cocktails are even marketed as a single product, Spectro and Banrot to name two. BTW, I highly recommend Spectro which is a cocktail of 3336 and Daconil as a broad spectrum fungicide. Sorry about the double post, I would blame my ISP but who would believe me. From someone introduced to Griesbach's Blitz at a very young age, Pat |
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